Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and founding member, dies aged 71

Gary Rossington, a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd who has died at the age of 71, pictured performing in 1975. Photograph: Tom Hill/WireImage

Gary Rossington, the Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and the last surviving original member of the band, has died at the age of 71.

No cause of death was given for Rossington, who died on Sunday, nearly four months before the band was set to embark on their next tour.